My holiday luck!

So with timing being a bit on the touchy side (have family coming to stay with us in a week) I need to get this flare under control ASAP. Patience isn't a virtue of mine at the best of times, and the middle of a moderate-severe flare is not the best of times.

But both of my doctors were on holidays until the end of next week. No one on walk-in would give me prednisone because it is a "course" treatment, and not a standardized dose.I tried calling my GI again today on the off-chance, and his secretary answered! She was in doing some tidying in the office, and he will be in either today or tomorrow for an hour or two to do some charting, so she is gonna get him to call me.

I HATE oral prednisone, but I will take it if it means I get this flare under control. Heck, I will take it AND do the pentasa AND the cortifoam if I have to... but I just don't want to get to next week and be stuck in an apartment with 4 people (2 of whom don't understand my IBD) and 1 bathroom.

Lialda 1.2mg two once a dayPrednisone 20 mg once a dayFlagyl 325mg times a dayBentyl 10mg before mealsCulturelle, turmeric/ginger teaStarting Florastar and curcumin as soon as I canNo gluten, trying to avoid grains and dairy, no processed food

Good to hear vanilla, keep us posted on how the visit goes, hope you get it under control =)21 year maleDx'd:mild/severe UC 12/12/2013Meds:Lialda 1.2g.2x/d, L-Glutamine500mg./d Prednisone30mg/d,P.Biotic Multidophilus 2x/d Colon Mix:Psyllium Husk&seed;M.mellow rt;slippery elm;spearment;peppermint 2tbs.2x/d, Aloe vera 2ou.2x/dPsalms 84:11 For the Lord God is a sun and a shield, the Lord will give grace and glory, NO good thing will he withhold from those who walk uprightly.

I told my husband about the Prednisone, and I was so excited. He was confused, because Pred is so horrible. I said to him to take it as a mark of how sick I feel that I am excited to take something as wretched as Pred, if it means I won't be flaring anymore.26, Female, CanadaUC - Jan 2010 | Fibro - March 2009Asacol 4.8g, Pentasa 4g/100ml Enemas, Prednisone (50mg start)Other meds/supplements: Effexor 75mg, Topamax 50mg, Min-Ovral, Percocet (as needed), Jamieson Stressease SupplementNon smoker, non drinker, low caffeine intake.

Best of luck to you. I hope you're able to get on and off quickly without any terrible side effects.Co-moderator: Ulcerative ColitisDiagnosed with Pancolitis, Laryngopharyngeal Reflux & Migraines. Battling Extreme Exhaustion.Currently: 6mp (25mg) + Lialda (2400mg) + Canasa (1g PM)